Question
The solo piece Etude for a Single String was composed for this instrument by Liú Tiānhuá (“lyoh TYEN-hwah”). For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this mid-range instrument in the húqín (“hoo-CHEEN”) family that is traditionally made of python skin. This two-stringed instrument is often described as a “Chinese violin” in the Western world.
ANSWER: èrhú (“AHR-hoo”) [prompt on spike fiddle or southern fiddle]
[10e] The èrhú is traditionally held vertically and played in this manner. The Italian term arco instructs the musician to play in this manner, unlike pizzicato which requires plucking the strings.
ANSWER: using a bow [or bowed]
[10m] Modern Chinese orchestras often feature the èrhú as well as several varieties of dízi, which are this type of instrument with Hornbostel-Sachs number 421. The bansuri is an instrument of this type in Hindustani music.
ANSWER: flutes [or transverse flutes; or side-blown flutes; prompt on woodwinds or aerophones]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 78% | 56% | 22% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 22% | 67% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 8 | 11.25 | 88% | 0% | 25% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 88% | 38% | 38% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 13.33 | 89% | 0% | 44% |
Data
| Tusculum | Appalachian State A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Duke A | Duke B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Virginia | James Madison A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VCU | NC State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech A | UNC A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Liberty B | UNC B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| UNC C | Liberty A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech B | William & Mary | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |